Students/Edu becoming STK Certified

Here is a step-by-step process for students to request a waiver for the Ansys certification fee as academic users. The process involves each user to create a certification account with their .edu email, complete confirmation steps, and an expected turnaround time for the fee waiver requests.

1. Create/Activate an Ansys certification account using your .edu email

• If you do not have one, then please create an Ansys Innovation Space account (Ansys Learning Library | Ansys Innovation Space).

• Click on Login on the top right of the website, enter your academic (.edu) email address and enter a password.

• Navigate to the Ansys Innovation Product Activation site (Activate | Ansys Innovation Space).

• Click Activate to activate your certification account.

2. Confirm Account Activation

• Once your certification account is activated, send a confirmation email to the designated Ansys academic sales contact or your professor to forward to the academic sales contact, indicating your account is ready and you are requesting a fee waiver. 

• Note: if you do not know who your point of contact is, then reach out to Academic@ansys.com. 

3. Academic Sales Team Submission

• The academic sales team will submit a request to the AIS team to waive the certification fee for your account.

4. Processing and Turnaround Time

• The AIS team processes fee waiver requests in weekly batches. The typical turnaround time is at least 5+ business days.

• Once the request has been processed, you will receive an automated email confirming that your certification fees have been waived and your exams are ready. You can also verify status anytime by visiting your Certification Account Page.